The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-04
r1lE REpuBLlc STILL YOUNG.

Cosby Recollections, Showing How Noar
We Are Yet to the Revolution.
ave think Of the time Of Washington
as ages" said an elderly gentleman Of
antiquarian tastes, land yet l can point
to many illustrations which will suggest
how very near the distant past Is 60 us
after all. For instance, until within a
few months a law partner Of Aaron Burr
was In active practiCe'in this city. lie
had an office In the building that was
torn down TO make room for Temple
court, Peter Cooper, who died not long
ago, remembered the day Of Washing
toms funeral. Daniel Webster was born
while the Revolution was In pro.
gress, and there are many men
still in their prime In New
II lam not mistaken both Mr.. Field and
Mr.. Eyarts have been engaged in law
cases In which Webster was also counsel.
l recently met a hearty man Of business
Just over the line in Connecticut who was
chairman Of the local committee APP
pointed TO receive Lafayette when he
made bis second visit 10 this country.
This mans name Is John Newman and
he remembers very well how Lafayette
looked and what he said onthat occasion.
Henry Clay and John O. Calhoun were
both lads before this government was
organized, but there Is still living a man
who sat In the United States Senate with
them, l refer 10 ex-senator Simon
Cameron.
"Thcre arc receiving pensions to-day
as widows OF soldiers Of the Revolution
seven women, and there were living Of
tho time Of the civil war five men who
had fought during the Revolution. 1
heard ono Of them Rev. Daniel Waldo,
preach In 1881. Mr. Poofe, tho Wash.
ington correspondent, has told me that
he had seen every President since Madi.
son, and hal shaken hands and spoken
to every one since Monroe. An old
friend OF mine named Abijah Resslqua,
OF Mdgeheld, who died o month ago,
had voted for every President since Mad.
ison, and he remembered very we'll hear.
Ing tho church bells toll on tho day Of
Washington funeral. ThUrei Is in active
business now q man WHO was two years
old when Washington was first lnaugu.
rated President. lie Is George 4. Per.
kins, Of Norwich, and no was o man
grown when lie sailed down the Hudson
on tic famous trip that Robert Fulton
once made from and 10 Albany with his
steamboat. The engineer Of tic first
locomotive that ever ran In tho country
was living some months ago, and ! think
still Il.
oThOfc Is now living, and In good
health, q famous man, who was a MON.
Der Of President Folks Cabinet forty.
two years ago. l mean Bancroft, tho
historian, MI. Bancroft has met with
very many mon who took part In tho
Revolutionary Wal and ConvBFscd with
them. Very many New Workers, not yet
old mon, were well acquainted with The
sou OF Alexander Hamilton, who died
not long ago. Yet Alexander Hamilton
was WaShlngtoh's aid during tho Revolt.
ton aud his llfst Secretary OF The Teas.
tify. YOU will SEQ then from these Illus.
trations and / might give Others, that we
efcstl q very young republic, aud that
but q few years have passed since the
time when All who now live might have
taken The hands OF men who had leen
Washington and who had fought under
him, Very many mon now living have
IN foot, been able 70 enjoy this privilege.
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